# Super Bowl XLVII Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 3, 2013, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlvii-thread/649249 "2013-02-03T20:16:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![RyJae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9d8465/32.png) [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlvii-thread/649249/201 "2013-02-04T03:38:31Z")
Was pretty awesome overall. Being not a fan for either team, I was engrossed with the game so it was a win. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlvii-thread/649249/202 "2013-02-04T03:39:43Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > How do they not call that mugging with the entire season on the line after some of the cheesy PI calls they had in this game? They gave Murderin’ Ray a fucking ring. It’s nauseating. As the announcers just pointed out, the rules change entirely when you get towards the end of a close game. It’s dumb. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlvii-thread/649249/203 "2013-02-04T03:40:01Z")
Ravens should try to take a safety on the punt. EDIT: Nevermind, not with 11 seconds left. If they’d snapped the ball instead of calling timeout, it would’ve made more sense. RE-EDIT: Nope, they did it! Killed 7 seconds, and now San Fran gets one play. ---
**Author:** ![Toucanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlvii-thread/649249/204 "2013-02-04T03:40:07Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > So far, according to the Twitterverse, Al Qaeda and the Illuminati are both claiming responsibility for the blackout. Fools! It was obviously the NWO. ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlvii-thread/649249/205 "2013-02-04T03:41:05Z")
All of the refs with the, ah, balls to call something there were held out from working this game due to lingering bitterness over the lockout. /conspiracy ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlvii-thread/649249/206 "2013-02-04T03:41:25Z")
Note to Jim Harbaugh: don’t turn the ball over, don’t commit costly penalties, and call better plays, and you won’t be left bitching about officiating. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlvii-thread/649249/207 "2013-02-04T03:41:32Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > As much as I love seeing Jim H. whining about the officiating, Smith did get away with holding. Ball was in the air, easy PI call. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlvii-thread/649249/208 "2013-02-04T03:41:51Z")
I can’t believe the 49ers weren’t set up for a punt block there. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlvii-thread/649249/209 "2013-02-04T03:42:00Z")
Holy… ---
**Author:** ![sir\_viks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@sir\_viks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sir_viks)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlvii-thread/649249/210 "2013-02-04T03:42:45Z")
Fair catch it & try a long FG attempt ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlvii-thread/649249/211 "2013-02-04T03:43:07Z")
I can’t stand the sight of ray lewis ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlvii-thread/649249/212 "2013-02-04T03:43:39Z")
Akers shot at redemption. ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlvii-thread/649249/213 "2013-02-04T03:43:43Z")
Brilliant ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlvii-thread/649249/214 "2013-02-04T03:44:06Z")
Did anyone else see the SF guy practically tackled while he tried to chase the punter? ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlvii-thread/649249/215 "2013-02-04T03:44:28Z")
So, does SF fair catch it and try the free kick in response? ---
**Author:** ![Achren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@Achren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achren)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlvii-thread/649249/216 "2013-02-04T03:45:42Z")
WELP ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlvii-thread/649249/217 "2013-02-04T03:45:44Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > Did anyone else see the SF guy practically tackled while he tried to chase the punter? Would have been the same outcome. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlvii-thread/649249/218 "2013-02-04T03:45:54Z")
Well, I hate the Ravens, so that sucks, but at least it became a very entertaining game. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlvii-thread/649249/219 "2013-02-04T03:46:43Z")
Chin up, Niners…you made a hell of a game of it, and now you get to do what you do best – spend a year whining about how you were the better team and you clearly should have won. ---
**Author:** ![sir\_viks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@sir\_viks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sir_viks)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2013, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlvii-thread/649249/220 "2013-02-04T03:47:01Z")
It’s a shame that a great game will be marred by the subjectivity of the refs on the 4th and goal pass play. Congrats to Baltimore on the victory. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlvii-thread/649249.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-xlvii-thread/649249.md?page=12)